Darren Bett

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Emma Rossiter |Darren Bett |Ben Rich

A yellow warning for thunderstorms has been issued by the Met Office for large parts of England and Wales. The warning, which covers the majority of southern England, parts of the Midlands and most of south Wales, comes into effect from 09:00 BST on Saturday and lasts until 18:00. Around 10-15mm of rain could fall in less than an hour while some places could see 30-40mm of rain over several hours from successive showers and storms, the Met Office says.

2 months ago | bbc.co.uk | Darren Bett |Shireen Jordan

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Light trails from streaking Lyrid meteors in US, in April 2020We have had some wonderful celestial events this spring with two consecutive nights of Northern Lights sightings over the last week and there is more to come with the Lyrid meteor shower. It happens every year during mid to late April, visible as short-lived streaks of light in the sky. This year the Lyrids will be active until 25 April and will peak on Tuesday.